Dekonstruksi patriarki khaled hosseini dalam novel a thousand splendid suns

Endang Suciati

doi:10.26594/diglossia.v9i1.965

Abstract

Endang SuciatiUniversitas Pesantren Tinggi Darul Ulum Jombangendangsuciati@fbs.unipdu.ac.id AbstractThe culture of patriarchy can be found in many quotations in A Thousand Splendid Suns novel. This kind of culture seems to dominate the woman. It can be seen that woman is considered weak. On the other hand, this novel also depicts the strength of woman that woman has braveness to fight againt and to control the man. Thus, the problem is about how this cultural of patriarchy is indeed deconstructed by this novel. This novel was analyzed using the concept of patriarchy by Kate Millet and deconstruction about hirarchy. The result shows that there is reversal of hirarchy between the man (Taliban leader, Rasheed, and Jalil) who are considered strong and powerfull and the women (Mariam, Laila, and Jalil’s wives) who previously are considered subordinated. They are the women who are strong, have braveness to face the truth, responsibility, and have power to control the men. It shows that it is true that there is deconstruction about the culture of patriarchy which previously has been contructed by Khaleed Hossaeni in the novel.Keywords: patriarchy, deconstruction, A Thousand Splendid Suns

Highlights

Novel A Thousand Splendid Suns ditulis pada tahun 2007 namun cerita bekisar antara tahun 1954-2001
The culture of patriarchy can be found in many quotations in A Thousand Splendid Suns novel
The problem is about how this cultural of patriarchy is deconstructed by this novel

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Introduction

Novel A Thousand Splendid Suns ditulis pada tahun 2007 namun cerita bekisar antara tahun 1954-2001. Wulandari (2012: 30) menunjukkan bahwa tokoh utama dalam novel tersebut (Mariam dan Laila) mengalami opresi dalam kehidupan mereka baik dari suami maupun dari negara dijelaskan pula upaya-upaya yang dilakukan untuk menghadapi opresi tersebut.

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